Rudy Rucker
Rudy Rucker Rudy Rucker, Fall 2004, photo by Georgia Rucker Born Rudolf von Bitter Rucker ( 1946-03-22 ) March 22, 1946 (age 72) Louisville, Kentucky Nationality American Alma mater St. Xavier High School, Swarthmore College, Rutgers University Occupation Author Known for Ware Tetralogy Spouse(s) Sylvia Rucker ( m. 1967) Relatives G. W. F. Hegel Website Rudy Rucker Rudolf von Bitter Rucker ( / ˈ r ʌ k ər / ; born March 22, 1946) is an American mathematician, [1] computer scientist, science fiction author, [2] and one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary movement. The author of both fiction and non-fiction, he is best known for the novels in the Ware Tetralogy, the first two of which ( Software and Wetware ) both won Philip K. Dick Awards. Until its closure in 2014 he edited the science fiction webzine Flurb . Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Bibliography 4.1 Novels 4.2 Short fictio...